putter | ||
1. | [ noun ] (sport,golf,games) a golfer who is putting | |
Related terms: | golfer putt | |
2. | [ verb ] move around aimlessly | |
Synonyms: | putter_around potter_around potter | |
Related terms: | move putterer | |
3. | [ verb ] (work) do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly | |
Synonyms: | mess_around potter tinker monkey_around muck_around muck_about monkey | |
Examples: | "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" |
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Related terms: | work puddle tinker putterer | |
4. | [ verb ] (work) work lightly | |
Synonyms: | potter | |
Examples: | "The old lady is pottering around in the garden" |
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Related terms: | busy putterer | |
5. | [ noun ] (golf,games) the iron normally used on the putting green | |
Synonyms: | putting_iron | |
Related terms: | iron putt | |
Similar spelling: |
potter Pitter petter patter pottery |